MANILA – In celebration of the 2024 Araw ng Kalayaan and the 125th anniversary of the First Philippine Republic of 1899, the Philippine Postal Corp. or PHLPost issued the “longest stamps” to set a new Guinness World Record.
Considered the Philippines’ longest Postage Stamps, the sheetlet strip of three measures 200 mm. by 35 mm., the first of its kind to be issued by PHLPost.
Titled “Philippines: First Republic in Asia,” the remarkable stamp vividly illustrates the Philippines’ nationhood from the historic proclamation of Philippine Independence on June 12, 1898 to the declaration of the First Philippine Republic in 1901.
The commemorative stamp features historical vignettes that transpired from the declaration of Philippine Independence in 1898, the arrival of Aguinaldo in Malolos Bulacan, the inauguration of the first Philippine Republic at the Barasoain Church in 1899, the Philippine American War, Aguinaldo’s odyssey in Northern Luzon with women nursing the wounded, Apolinario Mabini in Pangasinan, and Aguinaldo’s capture in Isabela but others continued to fight for liberty in 1901.
Inside the stamps are the photos of the Philippine Revolutionary Government Postage Stamps and the Philippine Revolutionary Government Postage and Telegraph Registration Stamps issued during that historic era.
PHLPost immortalized this legacy with a unique stamp underscoring the Philippines as a beacon of liberty, democracy, and republicanism in Asia.
“The stamps continue to be the source of inspiration, courage, and patriotism among Filipinos,” PHLPost said in a news release on Tuesday.
The PHLPost postage stamp will be available to the public at the Manila Central Post Office compound in Lawton, Manila on June 12.
“The beauty, uniqueness, and special significance of commemorative stamps continue to be a source of fascination among collectors,” it said.
PHLPost has printed 9,000 pieces of the strip of three stamps to be sold at PHP125 each, along with 400 pieces of the official first-day cover envelope, which measures 25 cm. by 19 cm.
Artist Roderick “Derrick” Macutay designed the stamps with layout by Jose Antonio A. Jayme of PHLPost.
The stamps feature iridescent ink, a special embellishment, on all figures. (PR)
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